ZEKTZERITE
Chemical Formula: NaLiZrSi6O15
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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| | | |
Short Waves (254 nm): | White | Strong | | | | | |
Other colors SW: | Bluish White , Yellowish White , Greenish white , |
Daylight Picture

ZEKTZERITE
Washington Pass, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Photo and Copyright: Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)

ZEKTZERITE, UVSW
Washington Pass, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Photo and Copyright: Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
Ti-O substituting for Zr-O
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: Ti - O
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Ti-O : large band with max at 490 nm (Gorobets)
490, 513, 545, 601nm (sample in collection)

Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Golden Horn batholit, Washington Pass, Okanogan county, Washington, USA;
- Golden Horn batholit, Kangaroo Ridge, Okanogan county, Washington, USA;
- Dara-I-Poiz, Garm region, Alayskiy Range, Tien Shan, Tadzhikistan;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Zektzerite
http://webmineral.com/data/Zektzerite.shtml
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